Friday, September 21, 2018

DOJ OIG: A Message from the Inspector General: Report on the BOP’s Contract Awarded to Sealaska Constructors, LLC to Build Facilities at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut

I just love the new format.

Clean. Simple. Cut to the chase.

Prison conditions are bad because no one was paying attention during procurement which is a likely indicator of stealin'.


Results in Brief

We determined that the BOP solicited and entered into a sole-source contract with SCL in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and that SCL constructed the facilities in accordance with BOP specifications. However, we identified several weaknesses in the BOP’s pre-award project planning. For example, the BOP had not anticipated significant problems with its plan to convert FCI Danbury’s existing federal prison camp (FPC) to a facility with a higher security level. By the time the BOP had identified the problems and implemented an alternative plan, it had already paid over $1.7 million to construct an entry building that was no longer necessary. Our report also describes weaknesses in the BOP’s: (1) planning for critical institutional aspects, such as programming, food services, and health services; (2) acquisition planning; (3) contractor performance evaluation; and (4) contract pricing procedures.

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